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不打不相識

简不打不相识 · 繁不打不相識

Mandarin · pinyin bù dǎ bù xiāng shí

lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
no discord, no concord

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4–3–4–1–2 · bu4 da3 bu4 xiang1 shi2

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bat1 daa2 bat1 soeng1 sik1

Cantonese word readings for 不打不相識. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

bat1 daa2 bat1 soeng1 sik1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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Friends are often made after a fight; from an exchange of blows friendship grows; no acquaintance is made without a fight; no discord, no concord; out of blows friendship grows.